Philippines: Environmental Advocates, Church Groups Condemn Killings

Philippines: Environmental Advocates, Church Groups Condemn Killings   Defend Patrimony Alliance and Task Force Justice for Environmental Defenders strongly condemns the killing of Santos “Ricky” Manrique, an anti-large-scale mining activist and president of the Federation of Miners’ Association in Pantukan (FEDMAP). Manrique was killed by hired assassins on April 12, 2011 while having dinner at his house.   Over the years, Ricky Manrique actively took part in the small scale miners’ struggle...

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